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In 2015, Mattel released a brand new Thomas & Friends toy range called Minis, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Thomas & Friends. The range features numerous characters in a variety of different themes. They are small sized, each acquiring a 4-wheeled chassis configuration and a hook and loop coupling system. Tender engines have their tenders moulded onto the overall unit, behind their cabs and boilers. The two primary methods of distribution for the Minis are blind bags and visible packs. The blind bags have individual codes to identify and distinguish which bag contains which Mini. The blind bag releases in 2015 were split into four separate waves, released gradually throughout the year, each with its own unique set of Minis. Play-sets with exclusive Minis and various multi-packs were also released in parts of the world, gradually becoming available internationally during the end of 2015 and early 2016. The themes released in 2015 were: Classics, Robo, Dino, Chillin', Racers, Old School, Neon, Spooky and Metallic, with Christmas and Warriors joining the line-up during the end of the year, as exclusive Minis to 2 multi-packs. Mattel also released a cross-over theme, DC Super Friends, that included multiple characters dressed up as various Superheroes and Supervillains from the DC Comics range. The Thomas and Friends Minis have been one of the most successful toy ranges for Mattel and statistics show, within the first 10 months of 2015, in Walmart Stores alone, they sold more than 5 million Minis. Internationally, the Minis have also achieved astounding sales.

Because of the immense popularity and demand of the Minis, Mattel continued to expand the ever-growing and highly successful toy range in 2016, incorporating a variety of new themes and characters into the popular toy-line, as well as creating new Minis for some previously established themes from 2015. The brand new themes introduced for 2016, included: Sweets, Electrified, Sports, Creatures, Graffiti and Core Moments, joined with an exclusive theme for the US/Canada called Tootsie, as well as Glow in the Dark and Insects, was released in late-2016. Mattel continued the much loved DC Super Friends theme with a plethora of new additions to the line-up. In late-2016, came along the newest cross-over theme SpongeBob SquarePants, that featured a variety of Minis dressed up as popular characters from the hit television show. A majority of the Classics theme was re-released and also received new characters into the line-up. Metallic, Spooky and Racers also got brand new additions to their line-up, as well as a few re-releases. Rolling stock was also added to the range for the first time in 2016. Many Play-sets were also released, which contain exclusive Minis, along with 4 (with a fifth released in 2017) small Speedy Launchers, that also arrived with exclusive Minis each. The blind bag waves in 2016 contain previously released Minis, titled 'returning favourites' as well as brand new introductions mixed into each series. The codes were re-generated, starting again from Code: 01.

2017 was the third year for the Minis range and Mattel released brand new Minis themes including: Steel, Construction, Aquatic, Night Time, Space, Monster and Animals, as well as new characters incorporated into the Classics theme. It was also the second year for the Tootsie theme (exclusive only to the US/Canada), as new additions were also announced. A new crossover theme was also announced for 2017, that being the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For the first time, road vehicles were added to the range.

In 2018, several new Minis themes were introduced. These included Back to School, Neon Splatter, Fruit, Pop Art, Monkey, Robot, Camo, and Fantasy. Also released in this series included a birthday-themed Thomas, Neon Glow in the Dark, and Light-Ups.

It was confirmed that the Minis range would continue into 2019. It will feature themes based on Pets, Rainbow, Holidays, Icky, Sushi, X-ray, and Medieval.

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Packs

2017

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 4-Pack (includes: Thomas as the Blue Ranger, Hiro as the Black Ranger, Rosie as the Pink Ranger, and Victor as Goldar)

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 9-Pack (includes: James as the Red Ranger, Emily as the Yellow Ranger, Percy as the Green Ranger, Stanley as the White Ranger, Gordon as a Putty, Belle as Rita Repulsa, Salty as Finster, Diesel as Alpha 5, and Diesel 10 as Lord Zedd)

Wave 2

12 - Classic Diesel 10 (for unknown reasons, Diesel 10 is in this wave and shares the same bag code as well as 2015/1)

19 - Super Thomas

20 - Classic Percy

21 - Dino James

22 - Metallic Gordon

23 - Metallic Edward

24 - Classic Stanley

25 - Mono Spencer

26 - Robot Toby

27 - Classic Diesel

28 - Neon Bash

12 - Classic Diesel 10

29 - Super Hiro

30 - Classic Millie

31 - Robot Charlie

32 - Classic Sidney

33 - Dino Ben

34 - Classic Skarloey

35 - Mono Luke

36 - Dino Gator

37 - Classic Samson

Wave 3

38 - Racing Thomas

39 - Dino Percy

40 - Classic James

41 - Winter Gordon

42 - Robot Edward

43 - Mono Salty

44 - Classic Spencer

45 - Robot Henry

46 - Super Diesel

47 - Classic Emily

48 - Racing Dash

49 - Classic Paxton

50 - Dino Stephen

51 - Classic Victor

52 - Mono Scruff

53 - Classic Bill

54 - Neon Iron Bert

55 - Classic Luke

56 - Spooky Porter

57 - Thomas as Superman

58 - Diesel 10 as The Joker

59 - Millie as Harley Quinn

60 - Spencer as Cyborg

Wave 4

61 - Gold Thomas

62 - Metallic Percy

63 - Neon James

64 - Classic Gordon

65 - Racing Spencer

66 - Winter Edward

67 - Classic Toby

68 - Neon Henry

69 - Classic Bash

70 - Spooky Diesel 10

71 - Classic Hiro

72 - Robot Millie

73 - Classic Charlie

74 - Winter Sidney

75 - Classic Ben

76 - Winter Skarloey

77 - Classic Gator

78 - Classic Porter

79 - Super Samson

80 - Charlie as The Riddler

81 - Thomas as Batman

82 - James as the Flash

83 - Percy as Robin

2016

Wave 1

01 - Classic Thomas

02 - Racing Percy

03 - Classic Paxton

04 - Graffiti Gordon

05 - Classic Stephen

06 - Classic Henry

07 - Classic Bash

08 - Classic Diesel 10

09 - Classic Charlie

10 - Classic Scruff

11 - Classic Flynn

12 - Spooky Edward

13 - Creature Samson

14 - Electrified Luke

15 - Electrified Iron Bert

16 - Sweets Sidney

17 - Sweets Emily

18 - Sports Salty

19 - Classic Stanley

Wave 2

20 - Spooky Thomas (21 in US/Canada)

21 - Classic Ferdinand (20 in US/Canada)

22 - Chocolate Percy

23 - Classic James

24 - Classic Sidney

25 - Electrified Spencer

26 - Patchwork Hiro

27 - Graffiti Luke

28 - Classic Troublesome Truck

29 - Graffiti Toby

30 - Classic Diesel

31 - Classic Victor

32 - Creature Gator

33 - Sports Bash

34 - Spooky Emily

35 - Racing Flynn

36 - Sports Bill

37 - Classic Ben

US/Canada Only

38 - DOTS Thomas

39 - Junior Mints Emily

40 - Sugar Daddy Toby

Wave 3

38 - Breakfast Thomas (41 in US/Canada)

39 - Creature Dash (51 in US/Canada)

40 - Bumble Bee James (43 in US/Canada)

41 - Classic Percy (44 in US/Canada)

42 - Classic Gordon

43 - Racing Thomas (45 in US/Canada)

44 - Classic Edward (46 in US/Canada)

45 - Electrified Hiro (47 in US/Canada)

46 - Graffiti Victor (48 in US/Canada)

47 - Sweets Charlie (49 in US/Canada)

48 - Racing Spencer (50 in US/Canada)

49 - Spooky Diesel 10 (52 in US/Canada)

50 - Sports Porter (53 in US/Canada)

51 - Sweets Skarloey (54 in US/Canada)

52 - Classic Salty (55 in US/Canada)

53 - Classic Spencer (56 in US/Canada)

54 - Classic Luke (57 in US/Canada)

55 - Sweets Ferdinand (58 in US/Canada)

56 - Rosie as Supergirl (59 in US/Canada)

57 - Flynn as Firestorm (60 in US/Canada)

58 - Belle as Raven (61 in US/Canada)

59 - Victor as Hawkman (62 in US/Canada)

US/Canada Only

63 - Blow Pop James

64 - Fruit Chews Henry

65 - Tootsie Roll Percy

Wave 4

26 - Yellow Victor

27 - Racing Gordon

28 - Creature Troublesome Truck

33 - Classic Gator

34 - Graffiti Paxton

38 - Electrified Henry

39 - Spooky Percy

40 - Classic Hiro

45 - Sports Edward

46 - Edward as Black Adam

47 - Classic Porter

48 - Classic Toby

49 - Classic Emily

50 - Classic Millie

51 - Special Edition Platinum Thomas

52 - Classic Dash

53 - Classic Iron Bert

54 - Classic Skarloey

55 - Classic Samson

56 - Luke as Beast Boy

57 - Salty as Aquaman

58 - Emily as Wonder Woman

59 - Creature Stanley

2017

Wave 1

19 - Classic James

20 - Classic Percy

21 - Classic Victor

24 - Classic Stanley

97 - Jelly Fish Iron Bert

105 - Fruit Chews Thomas (US/Canada Only)

106 - Classic Salty

107 - Space Spencer

108 - Invisible Henry

109 - Night Time Emily

110 - Cheetah Hiro

111 - Classic Duck

112 - Classic Bertie

113 - Construction Millie

114 - Sugar Babies Bill (US/Canada Only)

115 - Tootsie Roll Pop Luke (US/Canada Only)

116 - Orca Gator

117 - Swamp Monster Samson

Wave 2

40 - Classic Hiro

50 - Classic Millie

61 - Construction Toby

64 - Monster Mash Troublesome Truck

68 - Night Time Dash

70 - Classic Paxton

101 - Animal Tiger Percy

123 - Special Edition Thomas

124 - Andes Gordon (US/Canada only)

125 - Classic Edward

126 - Aquatic Spencer

127 - Classic Henry

128 - Charleston Chew Diesel (US/Canada only)

129 - Classic Diesel 10

130 - Charms Rosie (US/Canada only)

131 - Classic Belle

132 - Space Scruff

133 - Aquatic Ben

Wave 3

29 - Classic Bash

63 - Classic Stephen

65 - Space Hiro

66 - Space Iron Bert

69 - Peacock Millie

95 - Starfish Thomas

99 - Classic Thomas

102 - Alien Paxton

103 - Classic Clarabel

104 - Classic Flynn

119 - Classic Luke

121 - Giraffe Ben

122 - Classic Annie

141 - Octopus Percy

145 - Classic Gordon

166 - Construction Victor

168 - Steel Percy

169 - Steel Diesel 10

170 - Steel Samson

Wave 4

30 - Classic Diesel

31 - Classic Bill

52 - Classic Dash

54 - Classic Skarloey

60 - Space Gordon

62 - Night Time Toby

67 - Classic Spencer

96 - Night Time Victor

100 - Construction Thomas

120 - Blob Percy

142 - Construction Diesel 10

143 - Night Time Millie

164 - Zebra Thomas

165 - Snake Henry

167 - Classic Rosie

171 - Steel James

173 - Classic Charlie

180 - Steel Edward

2018

Wave 1

20 – Classic Percy

31 – Classic Bill

63 – Classic Stephen

112 – Classic Bertie

227 – Classic Shane

228 – Back to School Toby

229 – Fantasy Belle

230 – Fantasy Porter

231 – Back to School Salty

232 – Fantasy Rosie

233 - Back to School Sidney

234 – Paint Splattered Stanley

235 – Monkey Gator

236 - Camo Belle

237 – Robot Henry

238 – DOTS Thomas

239 – Fruit Chews Henry

Wave 2

48 – Classic Toby

55 – Classic Samson

106 – Classic Salty

119 – Classic Luke

260 – Special Edition Frosty Flocked Thomas

261 – Pop Art Duck

262 – Lime Ben

263 – Pop Art Charlie

264 – Lemon Bill

265 – Back to School Samson

266 – Apple Stanley

267 – Monkey Thomas

268 – Neon Splatter Edward

269 – Classic Sidney

270 – Classic Troublesome Truck

271 – Classic Scruff

272 – Junior Mints Emily

273 – Tootsie Roll Percy

274 – Robot Millie

Wave 3

215 – Neon Splatter Thomas

216 – Fantasy Spencer

217 – Robot Toby

218 – Pop Art Annie

219 – Neon Splatter Percy

220 – Blackberry Charlie

221 – Monkey Percy

222 – Pop Art Thomas

241 – Camo Stanley

242 – Pop Art Diesel 10

243 – Robot Charlie

286 – Classic Yong Bao

288 – Sugar Daddy Toby

321 – Dino Stephen

322 – Dino Percy

323 – Dino Ben

324 – Dino Gator

325 – Dino James

Wave 4

19 – Classic James

40 – Classic Hiro

49 – Classic Emily

54 – Classic Victor

145 – Classic Gordon

167 – Classic Rosie

223 – Camo Bertie

224 – Neon Splatter Hiro

225 – Back to School Crayon James

226 – Classic Ferdinand

246 – Camo Victor

247 – Monkey Flynn

248 – Robo Edward

255 – Camo Rosie

256 – Fantasy Yeti Diesel 10

257 – Monkey Spencer

258 – Fruit Watermelon Millie

326 – Special Edition Globe Thomas

US/Can – Blow Pop James

2019

Wave 1

362 – Chinese New Year Yong Bao

363 – Classic Nia

364 – Valentine's Day Victor

365 – Sandwich Salty

366 – Rainbow Shane

367 – X-Ray Emily

368 – Dog Thomas

369 – X-Ray Bertie

370 – X-Ray Stanley

371 – Knight Skarloey

372 – Sushi Spencer

65 - Space Hiro

132 - Space Scruff

20 – Classic Percy

49 – Classic Emily

48 - Classic Toby

63 – Classic Stephen

107 - Classic Flynn

Wave 2

Coming soon

Wave 3

Coming soon

Wave 4

Coming soon

Mini and Mighty Malaysia Tour 2016

Mini and Mighty Malaysia Tour 2016 was an event organized by Thomas Town Puteri Harbour which ran from the 6 to 24 April 2016 at Utama Shopping Centre. It featured a play area containing large versions of the original 2015 series engines.

Flynn, Bertie, Kevin, Harold, Annie, Clarabel, the Cargo Car Snake, the Cargo Car Fossil Wagon, the Shark Cargo Car, the Gold Cargo Car and the Troublesome Trucks' models have counterweights on their wheels, despite the fact they are not locomotives.

Bertie, Harold and Kevin are depicted as engines. Therefore they have rail wheels, buffers and coupling hooks.

There are a few printing errors on the Minis collectors checklists.

2015/3-4

Special James is missing his checkbox.

Racers and Heroes' names have been swapped around.

2016/1-2

Although Spooky Salty is present on the checklist, he is not included in 2016/2. He is instead replaced with Spooky Emily.

2016/3-4

Victor as Hawkman has been released in Wave 3, but Rosie as Hawkgirl is present on this checklist even though she hasn't been released in any blind bag series. Even the checklist listed it as Victor as Hawkman.

Although all of the models have visible buffers, they do not have any buffer detailing.

Emily's Spooky variant has gold printed on her funnel top while her other models don't.

The DC Super Friends™ 9-Pack 1's prototype version contained Rosie as Supergirl and Millie as Harley Quinn instead of Percy as Robin and Millie as Catwoman.

In 2016, the blind bags packaging went through aesthetic changes. Now each wave acquire their own respective blind bag packaging designs, displaying images on the bags of models included in that particular wave. The bags also received indicators at the top left corner, showing which wave is which.

In 2016, all of the blind bag codes were regenerated, restarting at Code: 01 (excluding the 2017 series).

2016 releases contains many previously released Minis, titled as 'returning favorites' (favorites in US and Canada) as well as newer models.

The Troublesome Truck is the first piece of rolling stock introduced in the Minis range.

Racing Flynn has the US emergency number (911) written on the top of his ladder. Since the same model was released worldwide, this emergency contact would bear no relevance internationally.

Jelly Fish Iron Bert has "Bert" on his chassis instead of "Ir-Bert" and his face mask is actually Iron 'Arry's as there is no stubble present.

Presently, Iron 'Arry is the only Mini not to have a Classic model despite having a DC Super Friends™ variant. It is presumed he will receive a Classics variant but it is unknown when exactly.

In the US/Canada only 2016/2 was the first wave:

Not to start off with a variant of Thomas. Instead, it was Classic Ferdinand.

To include exclusive themed Minis, not currently release internationally.

From the release of 2016/4, the Minis production facility has been moved from Thailand to China. Coincidentally this wave also had re-used numerical codes that were also seen from other waves in 2016. They also had gaps in between chronological sequence. This is the first wave that this has occurred.

Ferdinand's name is misspelt as "Ferdnand", due to spacing.

In the UK and international versions, 2017/1 was the first wave not to feature a Classic Thomas.

Bertie is the first road vehicle to be released in the Minis range.

Construction Toby features Bob the Builder in his cab, as well as his new 'B' logo all over Toby's paintwork. This makes it the very first variant which features a trademarked character but is not part of a crossover theme. Both franchises are owned by Mattel, meaning no license was required. The Bob the Builder toy promo was also featured on the US checklist, showing four die-cast models.

Light Up Rosie was originally going to be made in her original livery, but the final product features her in her current one.

Ashima's model has pink wheels, similar to her Hyper Glow TrackMaster model.